Acanthurus olivaceus
Gendarme Fish
Bloch & Schneider, 1801Accepted name in the World Register of Marine Species.WoRMS 219625 ↗
Photo: (c) Rickard Zerpe, some rights reserved (CC BY) (iNaturalist)
13
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1900
First collected
1977
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
In the Library
Bishop Museum publications whose pages name Acanthurus olivaceus, most mentions first.
2008
Assessment of species composition, diversity and biomass in marine habitats and subhaqbitats around offshore islets in the main Hawaiian IslandsColes, S.L., Giuseffi, L. & Hutchinson, M. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 4 pages
2010
Marine biota information base for offshore islets in the main Hawaiian IslandsColes, S.L. & Swenson, C. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 3 pages
2004
Assessment of nonindigenous species on coral reefs in the Hawaiian Islands, with emphasis on introduced invertebratesColes, S.L., L.G. Eldredge, F. Kandel, P.R. Reath & K. Longenecker · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 2 pages
2002
Nonindigenous marine species in Kane‘ohe Bay, O‘ahu, Hawai‘iColes, S.L., R.C. DeFelice & L.G. Eldredge · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 2 pages
2002
Nonindigenous marine species at Waikiki and Hawaii Kai, O‘ahu, Hawai‘iColes, S.L., R.C. DeFelice & L.G. Eldredge · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 2 pages
2001
Marine species survey of Johnston Atoll, central Pacific Ocean, June 2000Coles, S.L., R.C. DeFelice & D. Minton · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 2 pages
1999
Nonindigenous marine species introductions in the harbors of the south and west shores of Oahu, HawaiiColes, S.L., R.C. DeFelice, & L.G. Eldredge · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 2 pages
2023
Monitoring the diurnal and seasonal foraging of Hawaiian monk seals in mesophotic rubble habitat using seafloor event loggers called “electric rocks”Parrish, F.A., R.C. Boland, M. Sawyer, B. Greene, B. Buhleier, and G.M. Marshall · Museum research publication · 1 page
Where Bishop collected it
1 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1900 by A. Seale (Guam). The Museum last collected it in 1977; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as October 23, 2026.
Alive today
1,191 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-10-23
North Pacific Ocean, Kalaoa, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-19
North Pacific Ocean, Pūpūkea, HI, US
(c) thegeckoguy907, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
North Pacific Ocean, Pūpūkea, HI, US
(c) thegeckoguy907, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
21.6493504337, -158.0631820548
(c) Sam Buswell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA
(c) Sam Buswell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Kahaluu-Keauhou, HI, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Kalaoa, HI 96740, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-09
Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) skyerainey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)